Love at Work

Growth Facilitators practices as one of its core values, love. Some people have a problem with the word 'love', and moreso, love as a core value.

Love originated in the heart of the one true God who put us in the world to love and steward his creation as an extension of His beauty. He put us together with other diverse humans in order that we might learn to love one another as a reflection of the relationship He shares with us.

At Growth Facilitators, love is what binds us. It is integral to who we are, what we do, and how we communicate. It drives our behaviour at work, at home and even while in traffic.

This love that we share was magnified two weeks ago while at school (I am pursuing an MBA). On this day (Friday), after having class the Friday before that, I noticed that approximately 40% of the class was absent from our Operations Management class. Through concern, I enquired why some of my schoolmates are absent and the most prevalent response was, "He/she came to class last Friday and couldn't get this Friday off from work". I was initially amazed at this response, and then realized that my amazement was driven by the fact that the love we share at work, transcends work itself, and touches each one of us on a deeper level. Because of this unconditional and uninhibited love (and respect, which is another core value) we have for each other, it is almost puzzling to us that someone would miss their class because they missed a day of work the previous week. We nevertheless remain non-judgmental and accept that the work must be done.

At GF, we view love as a state of being - a genuine and authentic state which is the most inspired of all gifts. Coming to work excites us, and we love and value each other to the core.